Bracelet.



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APPLICATION FILED APR. 15| 1916.

Patented Oct. 31.1916.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT onirica.

JOSEPH F. RIOUX, OF EDGEWOOD, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGN OR TO A. A. GREENE AND C0., OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

BRACELET.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented oet. e1', 191e.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, JOSEPH F. Rioux, a citizen of the United States, residing at Edgewood, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bracelets, of which the following is a specification.

Thisinvention relates to certain new and useful improvements 'in bracelets and relates more particularly to bracelets of the spring type.

The primary object of the'invention is to provide -a bracelet in which the units may be assembled into indefinite length to either form -an endless band or to form a chain length or piece in which the ends can be left blank to be connected to a watch or any other article.

Y Further, the invention aims to provide new and novel means for enabling the springs t0 be easily and quickly connected in position, and to provide a chain of links which are assembled without the use of solder.

Still further, the inventionV aims to simplify the construction of bracelet links and their assemblage, and incidentally involves other objects which will be later herein set forth and of themselves manifested in the course 0f the following description.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a fragmentary edge elevation of a chain 'of connected links. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is -a section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 3, and Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of one of the links.

In proceeding in accordance with the present invention, each unit is formed of a box l and a back 2 having a channel 5 and side shoulders 3, the back being telescoped into the box as depicted in Fig. 4: and having its shoulders 3 engaged by the flanges or rolled over parts 4 of the box sides, which structure effects securement of the backs to the boxes without the use of solder. The ends of the box are slotted at 6 to receive the connecting links 7 which latter have T-heads 8 engaged in the respective boxes and have their opposite ends contracted and the contracted parts formed with hooks 9. The connecting links are tensioned by coil springs 10, which at one end receive the hooks 9 on their interiors and at their opposite ends abut the adjacent ends of the boxes as vdepicted in Fig. 3, of the drawings. The hooks 9 thus act to hold the springs against movement in the boxes, 6.,'movement other than contractible and expansible, and during contraction act as guides for the springs in the collapsing mov-'ement of the spring coils, holding the latter from buckling action, in which function the hooks are assisted by kthe spring receiving channels 5. The channels 5 in addition contribute an ornamental value to the article and by virtue of the rounded contours thereof no sharp edges are present which latter have the tendency to cut or scrape against the wrist of the wearer in the case of bracelets.

As depicted in Fig. 5 of the drawings the heads 8 are secured againstv movement by reason of being engaged by the side extensions 1l of the backs 2, which latter abut the box bottoni and are out away to accommodate or receive the ends of heads 8 to impinge thc latter against the adjacent ends of the boxes.

Havingthus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. In a bracelet, or the like, a series of units each consisting of a box having slotted end walls and a back having a channel and having shoulders and side extensions the latter telescoping into the box and the side edges of the box being rolled over the back shoulders connecting links having T-heads on one end., and hooks on their other ends, the links extending through the box slots and the back extensions having cut-outs which receive the head ends so that the latter will be held between the adjacent box ends and the back extensions, and coil springs receiving the hooks on their interiors at one end and at their opposite ends abutting the adjacent box ends, the springs being disposed in the channels of the back.

2. In a chain structure, boxes having slotted ends, backs for the boxes connected thereto andhaving outwardly extending spring channels, connecting links for the boxes extending through the slots thereof, hooks on the other ends of the links, and coil springs in the channel receiving the hooks on their interiors at one end and having their opposite ends abutting the adjacent ends of the boxes.

3. In a chain structure, a series of units,

connecting links therefor, a single spring of said face, and means to guide. th'e'spifings.

4. 1n a chain structure, units, connecting` links therefor formed with central hooks extending on one side facethereof, and a single coil spring `for each-link-to tension saine, said springs receiving the lieoksontheir in-v teriors.

5. In a chain structure, linksconsisting of boxes and backs therefor havingside shoulders andvextensions which latter telescope in the boxes, the side edges ofthe boxes being rolled over onto the shoulderslof the,V backs7 and springltensioned connectionsbetween the links. Y

6. In alchain structure, units, connecting links therefor, one of the ends of the links havingav hook disposednon ,a -sideface of the; links, and a single spring for each link, ,said springs disposed on said side facesof theE links and receiving the hookson theirin.- terior.

7. In a'chain structure,l units each Vconsisting of a boxl having slotted end walls,V connecting linkslextending through vthe slots and having l side extensionsrv which engage,V

the end wallsl beyond thev slots, springstension-lgfthe links, and backs having sideextensionswhich engage in the boxes and arei cut away to receive the link kside extensions whereby to hold the link side. extensions be.-

tween the box end wall and the side extensions of the back. 35

8.1 In al chain structure,` units leach. consist#Y ing-ofabox, backs having side extensions which are received within the box and abuty the box bottom, shoulders on the back extensions, said back having a channel extending outwardly from and arranged between/the shoulders,v the`--boxf side edge portions being extended inwardly and engaged over the back shoulders, and spring, tensioned f connecting the.. units.

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